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• Why was Abby Sunderland's boat left adrift.
  • I seriously doubt it was left adrift ...
    • Since it is rather unsinkable, I wonder how they scuttled it?
      • Could be it's still floating out there.
        • the odds are infantessmally small
          • Captain Smith thought the same about icebergs....
          • Hey! I'm sailing the Indian Ocean next weekend (and half day Monday at no additional charge... it's a storm season sale)
    • According to the builder of the boat...
      • Unsinkable my butt. Burn it to the water line and
        • Nuke it for morbid
  • I heard that her parents have listed it on Yacht World.
    • "As is, where is"?
      • LOL...how did she finance that thing, anyway?
        • I gave 11 cents in a friends name... it's a start!
  • Well, Cap, apparently you were right ...so far at least!
    • It would make a good target run for the Military..
    • Either a blatant scam
    • the cost would be over $2460
      • You reckon????? surely not....
      • Would it even be cost effective if it can be done?
        • my suspicion
          • No boats within 400 miles...
    • Well that takes some nerve!
    • The bigger picture in all this
      • C'mon, Greg - this has been the bst Reality TV we've had in quite some time...
        • Yep, just when the questions about Bill Dunlop were starting to tapper off
          • And taper off too
  • Best summary I've seen yet of the whole fiasco